Chapter 21: Christmas Eve, Christmas Eve
It's been a few days since the year-end exam, and Kim Tae-yeon's performance has not only put pressure on other C-level trainees, but also on the B-level trainees, and there is only a trace of pressure. Geniuses, there are not many in S.M, but there are also a lot, a good performance at most makes them feel that there is one more competitor, what they do is not to complain about the sky, but to continue to practice, and not let the juniors easily surpass them.
The tense year-end exam passed, followed by Christmas Eve and Christmas, in order to buffer the nerves of everyone in the company, S.M's senior management took a two-and-a-half-day vacation with great mercy, starting from the afternoon of Christmas Eve until the evening of the 26th. Many trainees in the dormitory also packed up their small bags and went home for reunion.
"Is Taeyeon going home too?" Hwang Mi-young, who was sitting on the lower bunk and dangling her feet, looked at Kim Tae-yeon, who was on the upper bunk opposite and had her back to her clothes, and her eyes showed reluctance. The only people in the company who can communicate with her fluently are Zheng Xiuyan and Kim Tae-yeon, and today is because of Christmas Eve, Zheng Xiu-yeon went home early to show warmth, only Kim Tae-yeon, who is in the same bedroom, has not left, although there is still Zhang Li-yin, but the language of the two of them is not the head of the bull to the horse's mouth, and the chicken is the same as the duck.
Kim Taeyeon turned around, looked at the girl below who was like an abandoned puppy, and smiled, "If you don't go back, I won't go back in just two days, I believe that ABA and they will understand." "She told her family last night that she would not go back today and that she would spend Christmas with her friends.
“Really?”
“Really!”
"Great~!" The girl happily sprang out of bed and jumped.
"Taeyeon, what are you going to eat at night?" The living room resounded with Zhang Liyin's voice.
"Let's go out and buy something, come back and make it ourselves."
"Okay."
"Then let's go out."
"Taeyeon, where are you going?"
"Go out shopping, are Pani going?"
"Go." She doesn't like to stay alone in the dormitory, it's too lonely.
The three of them packed their scarves, dressed themselves, and left the dormitory.
On the way from the dormitory to the supermarket, Kim Taeyeon introduced this and that for the two in Chinese and English, and even acted as a translator for the two, telling her in Chinese what she meant, telling her in English, her meaning, and her mouth never stopped.
After shopping in the supermarket for more than an hour, snacks, daily necessities, ingredients, and fruits were loaded into two carts, one bag and two bags, and people carried two large bags back to the dormitory. They didn't expect to buy so much at once, just snacks can make them last for ten days and half a month.
"Get ready to go!"
After preparing dinner for most of the day, a table of fragrant and attractive Chinese cuisine was completed, and Kim Taeyeon announced that it was time for dinner with an admiring look in the eyes of Zhang Li-Yoon and the adoring expression of Hwang Mi-young.
"Fany, what are you doing?" Kim Tae-yeon and Zhang Li-yin looked at Hwang Mi-young with their hands folded and a pious face.
"Thank God for the food."
“…… I think this is what I did with Li Yin......"
"No, it's a gift from God."
"Well, it's God." Don't try to argue with devout believers about God.
"Taeyeon, Ri-yin, you can pray too." The moon-like smiling eyes look even more beautiful in the light.
"What? Do we want it too? "Kim Taeyeon and Zhang Li-Yoon looked at each other, they are not the believers of God as they are...
"Come on, come on!"
Kim Taeyeon and Zhang Liyin glanced at each other, and saw the helplessness of the owner of the eyes from the other person's eyes, "Okay, okay, pray, pray." The two of them were sincere in their faces, and they prayed like Huang Meiying. God will never hear their prayers, absolutely!
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"Aren't you going to play with you?"
On the afternoon of Christmas, Hwang Mi-young proposed that the three of them go out together, and Kim Taeyeon hesitated and nodded in agreement, it was time to go out for a walk and relax.
Zhang Liyin shook his head, "I'm not going, my family will call later, and it's not easy to pick up outside, so I'd better stay in the dormitory." (Chinese)
"Well, then you have to be careful. (Chinese)
"Don't worry, there is still the dormitory aunt downstairs, but you should be careful."
"Yes, then we'll go, see you later."
"Be careful on the road."
"Taeyeon, aren't you going with us?"
"Well, she said that there will be a call from the family later, and it is difficult to answer it outside."
"Yes, family......" Hwang Mi-young lowered her head, and the hand holding Kim Taeyeon slowly let go.
Looking at the girl who had lost her usual vitality, Kim Taeyeon remembered what Choi so-young had told her that the girl ran from LA secretly by herself, simply for her dreams, living alone in a strange country and a strange environment. Although she also left home alone to chase her dreams in Seoul, at least she still has a farewell from her family and a home that is only a few hours away.
"Taeyeon, I-miss-them" The girl's voice seemed to choke up a little.
“If-you-really-want-them,make-a-telephone。 (Just give a call if you really miss them)"
Huang Meiying, who was puzzled by the black object that suddenly appeared in the blurred field of tears, raised her head in surprise, and in the world of flying snow, she vaguely felt that warm smile.
"Taeyeon ......"
"This number has a one-month trial period for international calls, and it's an honor that it can help you. Kim Tae-yeon took Hwang Mi-young's hand and put the phone in her hand. "I think your family should be waiting for your call."
"I ......"
"Go fight, I'll wait for you there." Saying that, Kim Taeyeon picked up the headphones hanging around her neck, brought them to her head, walked under the lamppost and smiled at the dumb Huang Miying who was standing in the snow stupidly, teary-eyed and made a call gesture, maybe she should be glad that she didn't bring a scarf before going out, but headphones.
At this time, what is most needed is the voice of the family, even if there is not a single word of comfort in the words.
The sky is filled with white snowflakes, and in the world of ice and snow, a girl wrapped in a coat and headphones leaning against a lamppost is looking at the girl who is leaning against the wall of the store opposite, squatting on the ground with tear stains, and smiling like a crescent moon through the sparse crowd.
The loudspeaker of "Jingle Bells" that must be played every Christmas in the shop is played every year, and the relaxed and cheerful melody wafts through the streets, the passers-by are smiling, and the breath of joy fills the entire sky, and the gray sky does not feel a trace of cold.
"Finished?" I took off my headphones and smiled at the girl who had passed the rain and the sky was clear.
"It's over, thank you, Taeyeon." The girl still has tears in the corners of her eyes, and her smiling eyes tell Kim Tae-yeon that she is happy.
Kim Taeyeon took out a pack of facial tissues from her pocket, "Wipe it, if you catch a cold, uncle will be sad." ”
"Yes." The pink aura floated around the girl's body, and Hwang Mi-young was holding Kim Taeyeon's hand, "Taeyeon, let's go." ”
One tall and one short holding hands, the gap is not very big, but it gives people a kind of warmth, just like a sister traveling with her sister.
"Han River, ......"
Before they knew it, the two of them had already walked to the Han River Bridge, and the snow that had been shoveled off the side of the bridge had piled up again, making a 'crunch' sound with each step. The Han River, which is gradually breaking the ice, flows to the sea little by little, and the sound of passing cars cannot hide the sound of gurgling water.
"What's wrong?" Hwang Mi-young looked at Kim Taeyeon who turned her head to look at the Han River in confusion, and for a moment, she saw the shadow of her father when he was looking at her mother's photo from Kim Tae-yeon's side face, nostalgic? Remember?
"It's nothing, it's just that I thought of having vented my stress on it." Yes, venting stress, it's not a lie.
Leaning on the railing, feeling the coldness from above, her thoughts gradually drifted away, she was very homesick when she first came, but she didn't dare to call, for fear that her family would worry, and she thought of running to the Han River to vent her stress in her memory, and she also ran here like a madman after practicing and yelled at the Han River at night, the behavior was very nervous, but it was really effective, and the pressure of missing her family and practicing dissipated most of it in that instant. Thinking of the way she was jumping and jumping at that time, Kim Taeyeon couldn't help but hook the corners of her mouth.
It's really silly......
"Taeyeon, you ......" the girl next to her wanted to say but stopped.
"Fany, are you coming to shout?" The focal length of the eye converges again.
"Shouting what?"
"Say to it, shout out your stress, all your worries or whatever." Some chubby fingers pointed to the rushing river. "It will take your emotions and bury them all in the sea."
"I ......"
"It's okay, look at me." Kim Tae-yeon stepped on the lower railing of the railing, put her hands to her mouth, formed a amplified voice, and took a deep breath at the Han River.
"Kim Taeyeon~! You can definitely do it~! You can definitely make your dreams come true~! aba! oma! oppa! And Xia Yan! I miss you~! Thank you! ”
It's so comfortable.
Jumping off the fence, not caring about the surprise of the smiling girl, he pushed her with a smile, "Come on, tell it about your troubles or what you want to say." ”
The smiling girl looked at the smiling face around her that blended perfectly with the snow. In the middle of the sound, the girl seemed to have made a decision, turned her head, faced the Han River in the snow, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled.
"Mommy, I miss you, Stephanie misses you, I miss you so much~! I want to see you here! (English)"
The echo floated over the Han River, and the tears in the eyes were once again left uncontrollably. She really wanted to see her again, once was enough, really...... That's enough......
The little girl silently pulled out a tissue and reached out to wipe away the tears that hung on the smiling girl's face. She might be able to guess what the hell was going on, and she regretted letting her do it a little, but only one thing, after all, it was not good to hold it back, and it was easy to have an accident. But she, a repeat offender, seems to be the least qualified to say so.
Hwang Mi-young hugged Kim Taeyeon, leaned on her back and whispered, "Taeyeon, I miss Mommy so much, I really miss her, I really want to see her again, I want to see her smile at me again, I want her to hug me again, just once, just ......"
Kim Taeyeon patted her on the back, through one or two thick clothes, and this bit of strength could not be transmitted to the smiling girl.
"ffany doesn't cry, auntie she will be sad when she sees it, uncle they will be sad too, so don't cry."
"I can't see it anymore, I can't see it anymore, Mommy can't see me crying anymore, I can't see ...... anymore"
"No, she'll see."
"I can't see it, Mommy has left this world and will never ...... again" The girl's voice was even more choked, and the hand holding Kim Taeyeon tightened.
"Then she shouldn't cry, because heaven has no walls, and she can see everything from above, and she will see it clearly."
"Really?"
"Really, God's perspective has no obscuration, people in heaven can clearly see the lives of their loved ones, watch them grow up happily, everyone in heaven wants their loved ones to be carefree for a lifetime, I think Auntie thinks the same way."
"I... Got it... I'll be happy forever. "Wipe off the traces of grief, Huang Pani is back.
"Taeyeon is so good at talking, not like usual, muffled." The smiling girl pursed her lips.
"Well... Inspiration erupts...... "The little girl scratched her hair in embarrassment, this is really not like her usual self, but ...... It's not bad to have an occasional outbreak.
"Taeyeon, let's go to church, so-young said that there is a party in the church today." The moon bends and bewilders all beings.
"Huh? Church? ”
"Let's go, let's go." The smiley-eyed girl stopped asking the little girl's opinion and pulled her towards the church that the long-legged girl had spoken of.
Wait, isn't she a believer, go and eat and drink, won't she be disgusted by your God?
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"Xiuying, we're here, where are you?"
"Well, okay, we'll wait for you."
Hwang Mi-young hung up the phone, returned the phone to Kim Tae-yeon, and dragged her to stand outside the church waiting for Choi so-young to come to them. It is the largest church in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and you can see the towering minaret and the solemn cross on top of the tower from afar.
Sure enough, no matter what the denomination, any station must first give people a sense of solemnity. Looking at the building in front of her, Kim Taeyeon pulled the corners of her mouth helplessly. I hope this god won't mind her as an outsider, and nothing strange will happen.
"Taeyeon, Pani!" A slender figure rushed out of the church, with long legs and two steps, and stood in front of the two in an instant. "Come in with me, the party is about to begin." couldn't help but say, took the hands of the two and hurriedly ran in.
"Slow down, isn't it just a party, do you need to be in such a hurry?" Her legs don't have that big steps, can you slow down......
"No, if it's slow, you won't be able to eat!" The pace is still not slow, and even accelerated.
Cui Dayu, do you think everyone can eat like you!!
"It's the first plate...... in the corner, Kim Taeyeon looked speechlessly at Choi so-young who came over with a plate full of food, and Huang Meiying next to her smiled a little far-fetched, they hadn't even finished the second plate, and a certain big stomach didn't know how many times it was the first time to leave the corner.
"I've been hungry for a day, how can I come back without eating." Choi so-young didn't care about Kim Taeyeon and Hwang Mi-young's eyes, she was hungry all day for this party, and if she couldn't make up for it, how could she afford her empty stomach for a day.
"Hungry for a day?" The faint eyebrows were tightly wrinkled together.
"It's not like I haven't eaten anything, do you think I'm going to leave my stomach completely empty?" Got a heart? Perhaps, maybe she wrote everything on her face.
"Yes." The furrowed eyebrows suddenly returned to their original position, and every parent who loves their children will not let their children have an empty stomach.
"Do you still want to eat?"
"No, we don't have your enviable physique." Yes, they don't have a physique that doesn't eat fat, and they don't have a bottomless stomach, and their current weight alone has been disliked by the company, and they don't mention liposuction.
"Uh-huh, this is talent, you can't envy it." The smug expression is quite underwhelming.
"Let's eat your chicken, so many can't stop your mouth?" The girl pulls a chicken leg from the plate and stuffs it into the long-legged girl's mouth.
"Don't be idle, eat quickly, and we'll leave when we're done." Choi so-young pushes her plate in front of the girl and Hwang Mi-young, full of meat.
Kim Taeyeon rolled her eyes angrily, "Leave after eating, aren't you afraid that your god will appear in your dream tonight and give you a kick?" ”
"God is merciful, He won't be angry with me for a few dishes, I'm a devout believer."
"Devout believers? Sorry, I only saw a devout foodie. ”
"It's all the same, they all believe in God, why don't you come too?" Developing believers may be a good gift to God.
"You're going to do a pyramid scheme?" The girl playfully raised her eyebrows. Under the light, the milky white skin further sets off the presence of the eyebrows.
"Don't put me with that evil being, I'm helping God increase believers." Under the illumination of the light, Cui Xiuying's face was covered with a layer of light, and she looked quite magical.
"Also, don't raise your eyebrows, you can't see it."
"I can think that you are envious, and there are so many believers in your God, there is no more than me, and there is no less than me, don't bother." Memories are such a miracle? Or is it a scientific accident?
"No, I won't give up, you are my first goal, if you don't succeed, you will become a benevolent, I don't envy your eyebrows at all, I can't stop sweat at all."
"Seems like they've lived longer with you......"
"No, I didn't have that idea then, but now I have." Who they are referring to, Cui Xiuying understands very well.
"Am I supposed to be honored, then?"
"That's right, you're going to be the first believer to be introduced to my missionary Cui Da."
"Then it depends on your performance, first of all, I am biased towards the Buddha now."
"I will make you a believer in God." Laughing, so confident.
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"Taeyeon, what did you say to so-young?" On the way back, Hwang Mi-young finally couldn't help but ask Kim Taeyeon, who was dancing and walking beside her.
"Xiuying said that he wanted to develop me into a believer in God." Even with headphones on, she could know what Huang Meiying was talking about, and she saw that she was holding back for a long time.
"Taeyeon, believe in God." At this point, the girl seemed to see the smiling girl with the same light in her eyes as the long-legged girl did when she preached to her.
All fanatical believers......
"Look at Xiuying's missionary ability." I guess I can get away with it...
"I'll try my best!"
You don't need to be so excited...... I... Is this a search for sin? The girl lifted her forehead weakly, forgetting that there was also a believer in God beside her. This distribution ...... It's really wide......
"Huh~boom~!" In an instant, the night sky bloomed with dazzling light.
"It's a firework."
"It's beautiful."
"Yes, it's beautiful." The most beautiful moment is the life when it is burning, short but gorgeous, it seems to have become more sentimental, I don't know if it's a good thing.
"Taeyeon, let's go."
"Okay." Inadvertently, the gaze was fixed on a trembling ball.
"What's wrong?"
"Is it because of the sound...... "The girl took off her headphones, stepped on the snow, and walked into the curled up ball step by step.
"Take this with you."
The little ball poked its head out, and the fear in its eyes flashed.
"Poof~" Kim Taeyeon smiled, reached out and took off a ball of hands covering her ears, and replaced them with headphones, "Okay, go home quickly, children, the family will be worried." ”
Get up, turn and leave.
"Please... Wait, please..."
The girl shook off her hair, revealing her neat eight white teeth, and gave a thumbs up, "Please call me Lei Feng, the headphones are okay if they are fated." ”
"I ......"
"Come home, it's dangerous for children to be out alone." Wave your hand and don't take away a single snowflake.
I would like to say... I'm not a child......
"Taeyeon, you lied."
"I don't, Lei Feng is a spirit."
"Liar." Huang Pani pursed her lips, she had never heard of Lei Feng in South Korea.
"I'm not lying, he's a ZG person, a positive spirit." Although there are also fooling people.
"Let's go, if it's too late, Li Yin will be worried."
"Okay."
Christmas Eve, Hope ......
PS1: I wish Sister Wu Waist a happy birthday, but on such a festive day, I put this kind of chapter, really big husband?
PS2: I don't know if there is such a thing as an international trial period in South Korea, so don't worry about it
PS3: It's a rare literary occasion